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CYCLECAR AND MOTOR CYCLE NOTES. [By CELERITER.] OVERHAULING A MOTOR CYCLE. SOME HINTS FOR A NOVICE. Although it is still two months till Easter comes round again it is not too early to com- mence preparations for the overhaul of the motor cycle for the coming season. Although the rain has come again the glorious weather of the past three days makes one impatient for the arrival of Spring, but to the motor cyclist who has not got his last year's machine in proper trim, or who still awaits delivery of his new machine, the arrival of Spring, if it brings fine weather with it, only tends to heighten his disappointment. To avoid this disappointment the man who con- templates buying a new machine should place his order at once, specifying delivery on the date on which he requires it, and the man who has to be content with his last year's model should take steps to have his machine put in thorough going order whilst there is still time and before the rush comes along, as it will do in the two or three weeks preceeding Easter, when all the repairers and many of the makers are full up with overhaul jobs. There are three ways in which the machine may be overhauled-by the makers, by the local repairer, or by the owner himself. Of the three I prefer the latter, though many cannot afford the time, and others have not the inclination to do the work them- selves, but those who have the time and the ability-and after all there is not much question of ability attached to the matter, except as regards the engine, about which I shall make some remarks later on—should take the job on, as they will not only improve their knowledge of the machine they ride, but also find out its weak spots and know exactly where to look for trouble, and how to put it right at once should anything go wrong on the road incidentally, they can save the:r pockets to a considerable extent. A machine that has gone through a season's riding and done anything over 5,000 miles should be thoroughly overhauled if it is to give its rider complete satisfaction during the next ;),000 miles of riding. Furthermore, if the machine is of good make the overhaul should be carried out in such a manner that the machine when completed will be almost as good as when first new, or in some cases perhaps even better as regards running, for any weak spots that revealed themselves in the previous season can be strengthened, and this overhaul, including plating and enamelling, need not cost more than £5 unless the engine and gear are very badly worn., To take the case of the man who intends doing his own overhauling, the first axiom is that the thing must be done thoroughly or not at all, and to do this the machine must be stripped from top to bottom--no tinkering and fiddling will ever be much use. Strip the frame of every vestige of metalwork attached to it except that which is brazed on. The engine should first be removed, complete with magneto, and set on one side for a time; then two or three wooden boxes should be provided for the parts the bicycle parts of the machine. After removing the engine, first remove the tank, then the handlebars, but if there are any fit-tings on the nars, first' remove them place all big parts in one box and the smaller ones in another, that is of the plated fittings, keep all nuts, bolts, and screws in a small box, but first remove the grit and oil from them by washing in paraffin bath. Having removed the tank, bars, saddle, brakes, and carrier, there still remain the wheels and stand. Remove the front wheel fi-,st. an(I then the back one, and finally detach the stand. Now the frame stands in all its nakedness, and can be thoroughly examined at all the joints and any possibiiitv of a fracture can be detached at once. The frame should now be thoroughly scraped and if there is a local enameller handy, after being scraped it should be taken to him to lie enamelled, though those who prefer to do their own enamelling will get fairly good results if after having thoroughly scraped the frame they carefully enamel it with Robbialac or some other good cycle enamel such as Club Black. Now the wheels require attention. Having removed the tyres all rust must he selaped out of the inside of the bead and off the spokes and rim. Wheels can be enamelled just as satisfactorily at home as at the enameller's is my experience, for unless the wheel is completely stripped, the inside of the spokes cannot be properly scraped, and the majority of enamellers either will not go to the trouble of sandblasting the old enamel off, or they I have not got the plant for blasting—the new enamel is applied on the top of- the old and a sticky mess is the result, whereas by doing the work oneself, more time can be expended and a satisfactory finish obtained. Riders who possess three speed hub gears which have got worn or are giving trouble should not attempt to pull the entire gear to pieces themselves unless they have had a mechanical training, and if it is desired to have the gear overhauled the whole wheel should be despatched to the makers, but if this has to be done the cost of overhauling will come out at more than X5 probably. If the gear has run well during the past season and has no appreciable amount of back-lash then there is no need for a return to the makers. Two-speed countershaft gears can easily be dismantled and examined, but if new bushes are required they should be fitted by an expert. Having enamelled the wheels, and here I may mention that if the rims were plated, they cannot be re plated unless the wheel is stripped, and it is not possible to enamel on top of plating and get the enamel to stick without finally cracking off, so that the plating must first be emery papered off, or at least roughed up, the tyres may be refitted. Unless the covers are in good condition it is foolish to refit them-buy new ones and enjoy the pleasure of knowing one's tyres are in good order inner tubes that have more than 8 or 12 patches should also be scrapped. The bright parts which comprise the bicycle fittings must now receive attention. Possibly the rider will have found many of these difficult to keep clean, such as the brake rods, and so forth, and this is a favourable opportunity to have these parts black enamelled the rest must be sent to the local repairer for attention, and in doing this it is as well to prepare a list of the parts and have the list signed by the repairer before they are handed over to him- mistakes do happen sometimes. The tank if it is to be enamelled must also be handed to the enameller unless the owner happens to be proficient in the art of lining and enamelling. New brake blocks should be fitted if the old ones are much worn. The bowden wires operating the carburetter, exhaust valve lifter and other gadgets should be renewed throughout. It won't cost much and is worth such a lot if it prevents a breakage on the road. Old and worn nuts and bolts or pins should be replaced and everything prepared and gathered together ready for re-assembling. In the meantime the all-important part, the power unit, may be receiving attention. In all cases the cylinder should be removed from the engine, then the engine can be thoroughly washed out with paraffin. Having done this, the bearings on the con- necting rod can be examined for slackness, up and down movement. There should be very little in an engine that has only done 5,000 miles if it has been carefully handled and properly lubricated. The crank-shaft bearings can also be examined for slackness. If there is little slackness the engine need not be dismantled further except to remove the timing case cover and examine the bear- ings of the timing wheels for slackness and wear of the wheels themselves. If there is no wear in any of these parts there is no need to send the engine away to have the bearings rebushed, but if there is wear it is advisable for the amatsur mechanic to leave the rebushing alone unless he is an expert with his lathe. Providing no rebushing is required, it is only necessary to remove the valves, grind them in by rotating them on their seats uuder pressure, having first smeared the seats with a mixture of oil and carborundum powder remove the carbon from the cylinder and piston heads, and clean out the grooves which hold the piston rings the cylinder can then be bolted down again. The magneto should not be removed unless the crank-case of the engine has to come apart. The contact-breaker may be removed, thoroughly cleaned and new platinum points fitted if the old ones are badly worn, though this is hardly likely in less than 1.5.000 miles so. In re-assembling the machine, the engine should first be fitted into the frame, or, rather, the frame is fitted on to the engine, then the back wheel is replaced. Next the front wheel, and so on, building upwards all the time. The man who has a mechanical turn of mind can easily make a first-class job of the over- haul if he will devote plenty of time to it, and not leave it until the last minute and then have to complete the work with a rush. A point to remember when dismantling a machine is to lay a cloth on the floor to catch the balls which will drop out of the spindles and the steering head. When replacing these the cones should be heavily smeared with yellow grease this will tend to bold the balls in position whilst the parts are being replaced, and also act as a lubri- cant for a considerable time.

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I CANADIAN NEWS JOTTINGS. I I (FROM OUJt OWN CORRESPONDENT). I MONTREAL, January 30. The year's story of the u Red Riders of the Plains has just been told. There is, as usual, an excellent record of the work of the Mounted Police —a record, too, which is not without romance. In the western territory under their jurisdiction the Mounted Police secured 12.985 convictions during the year, most of them, of course, for small offences. There were 44 charges of murder in all, and of these twelve were the result of excessive drinking, five for purposes of gain, three by insane persons, three infanticides and the remainder from motives of jealousy or revenge. By far the largest proportion of tho crimes of ail kinds—and this applies to the east as well as the west of Caii,t(ia.is committed by foreigners, men who have not yet assimilated the principles of law abidance which are characteristic of the British dominions. To a great extent in the work of the Mounted Police the untamed foreigner has taken the place of the Indian the force was originally formed to control. The younger gene- ration are all right. The children go to school, learn English, and imbibe as strong a horror ef crime as native-born Canadians, but the old folkll are extremely apt to draw knives on slight occa- sions and to commit crimes of jealousy and passion. One suggestion which the police have made is that foreigners should be deprived of revolvers and other weapons when they enter. Apparently there is nothing at present in the immigration regu- lations permitting this to be done. I CANADIANISING NORWAY. I Some of the best of our foreign immigrants are those who come from Norway. The Norwegians and Swedes have always proved steady, capable, industrious workers, and they, at least. have given the Mounted Police very litt!c to do. But although we re joice in that, Norway is not altogether happy over their loss. A Monsieur Bergson Vilatalo, a distinguished Norwegian who after spending years in this country has just made :t holiday (rip home. finds that the authorities on the other side are very distressed over the flood of Scandinavian* which annually pours out of the country. There are now a greater number of Norwegians in American and Canadian cities than in the whole of I' NorwaV," declared M. Vilatalo in an interview, "and Norwav is f'?eed with a most serious proNc-m." One of the most remarkable things M. Vilatalo fonnd. on the other side was that Norway was becoming Canadianised. In the eil'ort to keep her people at home they were making great efforts to progress in the same way and at the same rate as Canada, and this, while excellent, has resulted in some acts of vandalism from the point of view of those who loved her in her beautiful, if unprofitable, state of undevelopment. Her beautiful waterfalls are being commercialised, small hotels are. giving j place to huge and ugly caravanseries, and in general l.H" Norwegians are developing activity in the pur- sii. the nimble dollar. A great deal of this work is (Lc to ('anadianised Norwegians, who ti-a applying in their own !and the lessons of progress Ihev have learned in this. I PRINT AND LONELINESS. The Aberdeen Association has just held its! annual meeting at Toronto. The Association is well-known on your side of the water as well as on this, and the good work it has done is much i appreciated by Englishmen on both sides of the water. The work the Association carries out is that of brightening the loneliness of the pioneer settler. Every month it sends 145 parcels of books, papers, magazines and so forth to settlei-is in distant parts who are out of i-eileli ot- tlia ordinary amenities of life. A great many of the books and papers are sent from friends of the Association in England, and great skill is shown by the secretary and the Excciutive members in apportioning out the matter received, so that it will be appropriate and acceptable to the people it reaches. One of the greatest trials of the pioneer settler is loneliness. Often if he is a man of enterprise and cournge, he takes up his stand far ahead of the flow of civilisation, confident that be will duly reap the benefits when the population ca*ehes up with him and his land and his labour increase in value. Meanwhile, the Aberdeen Asso'lii'iou does its best to help him over the !K'?'. contnaniouless vears in between. JAPANESE COMMERCE. We have had a visit t.hi> niontb which is o? considerable siguiJicanee. Next summer a new of is to start operating between Vancouver. Japan and I oth-r points in the Far East, an 1 a Mr. K.iyttsu. a spov:;ai cumuvssioncr of the Japanese company, has been over hc.re. and through the Vv'est making iinjuries and gathering data with regard to Silil)- ping arrangements an i fa<;ilir,i<M. Several months All O'Muva, was here on a similar mission, and there seems every chance o'? t great Oriental trade developing through i.lv efforts of the organisations with which thcs.' gentlemen are connected. This, of course, will menu a .very great deal for bath Eastern and Western Canada, but particularly for the West, since there will probably be more use for manu- j l'actured articles, the Japs having invaded the manufacturin g licld already with such marked success. WAKE UP, CM GLAND Tnlking of manufacturing, Canada has mad* i wonderful strides in the motor-car in htstry, and it is time that British makers woke up to the f wonderful niarKet which awaits them on this side, j Even during the slack times of last year an enormous number <> people owned motor cars, and when times are good practically everybody owns a car. to I- il up to mend the bathroom pipe in a little run- about, and in the West the spectifc'e is seen of I motor-cars carrying :ann labourers out to distant parts of the harvest licld. These facts arc brought to the front by the big motor show which has been held here and which was opened th other day by the Hon. "Sain Hughes, Minister of Militia. Never before had there been such a Hill: gathering of motor ears in Canada, and while Canadian made ears were chiefly in evidence it was a great pity to sec, as inr as imported ex- j hibits go, the American manufacturers outdis- tancing tho English altogether. However, it is believed that a combination of English motor car manufacturers is contemplating a number of firms joining together in organising branches and agencies in Canada in developing the market on this side. POISON! Our tempcranca reformers are rather inter- ested In, aiid the average man is rather amused by, a proposal which has been made by the Amevi- j can temperance organisation. They suggested that all beverages containing more than two per cent, alcohol should he labelled with a skuH and cross- j bones and other poison warnings. The suggestion is that the skull and crossbones should be printed jj in re(I ink. and underneath have a warning to this L 1'ect: ^"This preparation contains alcohoi which a habit-forming, irritant, narcotic poison." A Bill embracing this proposal is shortly to introduced to the State Legislature of New i ork, and there is an agitation being made for a similar Bill to be introduced into the Dominion House during the present session. It is doubtful, how- ever, if wc have yet arrived at the point in teetoa! progress at which such a Bill would bo acceptable.

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WESLEYAN HOiflE MISSIONS. I Annual »g at Lecibury. j On Thursday evening in last -veek a meet- ing in connection with We,eNiin [lonie Missions was held in the Ledbury Wesleyan Church. Mr Hubert Bray presided, and was supported by the Rev G Dyer. The special speaker was the Rev Benjamin Lowe, of London, who spoke very enthusiastically on Home Mission work before a select audience. The Chairman opened the meeting and said he hoped they would have a very helpful meeting that evening. It seemed to him that Christianity to-dav- -Christian Church possibly-had lost some of that very wondrous sense of the Lord's presence in the midst of its people. In the early days of the Christian Church they read in the Acts of the Apostles how the Lord did this and that. It was such a wonderful knowledge that God was with His people at all times, administering the affairs of His Kingdom. What was the reason they called themselves Christian people, belonging to a Christian Church, where was the power that was for a certainty with the people of old ? Where was that wondrous power that characterised the early Christian church ? If they asked themselves that question there in that Home Mission meeting that night it seemed to him they would not have come there in vain. They wanted fitness for doing God's work in this world. He did believe that the Gospel which they had had from their infancy had the same power to deal with those problems. They wanted to seek it and bring it there that night; they wanted Mr Lowe and Mr Dyer to be filled with that power. The Rev G Dyer was then called upon by the Chairman to give his report. He had been on a visit in Wales, and he had preached four times since Saturday night and at a Sunday School, and he wanted to say to all that the Lord had fully answered their question. They knew it was a wet morning but it cleared just in time. In the afternoon they had the chapel full. It was in the afternoon meeting when the wonderful power came. He came back wonderfully refreshed from his visit. He then gave the general review in which he said that the income in 1911 was L38,500 and the total expenditure was about £ 38,000. The total amount sent from that circuit was Y,9 Os 8d. The Chairman said it was a very good report and he hoped they would do better. Mr. Benj. Lowe then addressed the meet- ing, and said he had not had previously the privilege of coming to this distinguished town to speak. He bad once before seen Ledbury, but it was from a distance, on the spur of the Mal vern Hills, and be looked across to what he supposed was Ledbury, so he had come to the distinguished, and some might say, notorious town. (Laughter). As he walked through the main street he was much impresssd by the old buildings they still retained amongst them. He came there to advocate home missions in the interests of their church. Some people spoke in the interests of one society and the disparage- ment of another. He was heart and soul for foreign missions, and he believed they bad got enough preachers and agencies in England, and they ought to give other people a chance. There were other people who said they were heart and soul for home missions. He was not there that night to advocate home missions at the expense of foreign missions. It was all one work- helping to satisfy the great loving heart of God their Father, Who would never be satisfied till they were in His loving embrace. He said emphatically that the Home Mission Committee and its work imparted-in a working manner-some of the true spirit of early Methodism.- It was not the kind of Methodism in which the sick paid for sick. It was a Methodism in which the strong helped the weak. They sent out preachers amongst criminals, holiday-makers, soldiers, and sailors in towns and villages, and he might go on enumerating, to minister the truth and power of Jesus Christ. The Home Mission Committee was not merely a committee in Dame; it was fulfilling a magnificent influence by linking up the strong with the weak. Down in the East End of London they wonlri find a number of places that were once elm pels, but were now used for very singular purposes. It was said that they closed several of these churches and used them for store houses and cinema houses. He was taken round Whitechapel and saw a Jewish synagogue which for- merly bad been a chapel. They wanted to get the people away from the slums into the suburbs, into the open air. The very poorest I of the poor could hardly live at all. There I was a complaint about a bouse, and the Inspector went to it and found ,U people-- of both sexes—huddled together in one room. And the work is so very difficult in these parts. Some of the poor people put their last farthing on the plate, but there was not enough money collected to support a minister. Other churches had to stand on their own foundation, and it meant then that no minister could live. He could not live on seeing the chapel-keeper having all the income. The ministers were served out and they bad to go. The chapel was left vacant and it had to be sold to pay the duties it had incurred. The slum churches were helped by the rich churches, and thus they were linked together by the Home Mission Committee. He went on to explain the various ways and means of the Home Mission Society, giving several examples. The meeting concluded with a vote of I thanks to Mr Lowe and the Chairman, and the singing of the doxology.

DYMOCK. New and Second Hand Cycles for sale or hire. Pram Tyres wired on. Eiectric Pocket Lamps and Refills in stock. Motor Cycle ard other Tyres and Outfits.-W. Dudficid, Cycle Agent, Dymock.

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[ALL EIGHTS RESEUVED.I BIBLE STUDIES COXTILTTKD v,r PASTOR RUSSELL. WOE UNTO YOU, PHARISEES!" The Lesion L1!l':(, xi. ;3'3l. The Text.—"Be not dccoived; (!od ia not mocked."—Galatians vi. 7. Amongst the Jewish sects of our Lord's day we have everv reason to believe that the Pharisees constituted the one most loval to (icd and His law. The Sadducees pro- fessed no faith in a future life. They were infidels and politicians. The were a small sect not mentioned in the Bible, a kind of Higher Critics, of little faith and confused by mixing paganism with Judaism. The Pharisees were what might be termed the orthodox body of the Jews. Their name signifies "holy people." In to-day's Study. Jesus, not deigning to mention the other sects, which had entirely depa.rted from God, addressed himself especially to the Pharisees, pointing out wherein, with all their boasted holiness, they came far short of what would be acceptable to G cd, A Pharisee invited Jesus to dine with him. The invitation was promptly accepted; and Jesus passed in and Kat down at the table with the others, without going through the formalism of washing customary to the Pharisees. We arc not to suppose that Jesus was careless and dirty. Rather, we are to recognise that the wash- ing of hands by the Phari"N's was a cere- mony which Jesus especially wished to ignore, in order to have the opportunity of criticising that spirit which the ceremony well illustrated. The host thought of Jesus as a holy man, not a publican or a sinner, and remarked that it was strange that he had not per- formed the usual ceremony of washing. This remark gave opportunity for a discourse on the subject. Jesus pointed out that a great deal Of the religion which even the holiest of the Jews practised was merely ceremony, formalism, and not true religion. Outwardly they were clean, but inwardly their hearts were unclean—given to extortion, spiritual wickedness. The Lord sought to show that in God's sight the heart is the important matter, and the outward cleansing quite secondary. The inside of the cup should first be attended to. and afterwards the out- side. HEART PURITY ESSENTIAL. As a matter of fact, those who come into heart-harmony with the Lord, and who are cleansed by obedience to His message and its spirit, are thereby made clean outwardly as well as inwardly. Everyone who is pure in heart will, according to his circumstance^ and opportunities, seek to be clean in person, in s peech, in every way. The prin- ciple working in his heart will influence all his words, thought-, and doings. From our Lord's expression here and else- where it would appear that one of the great failings of the Pharisees was eovetousress. According to the Greek. Jesus called them "mouey-lovcrs." On osu' occasion he told them that this coveton>;ieis, gvced. love of money, led them dishonestly to disregard the rights of others. He said. "Ye devour widows' houses," meaning that they would take advantage of widows to accumulate pro- perty for themselves. It would appear that many of the Pharisees were quite rich. Jesus pointed out that with such a wrong condition of heart God could not be well pleased with them, even though they ever so carefully observed the outward regula- tions of the Jewish Law. He called atten- tion to the fact that in their outward obser- vance of the tithing (giving one-tenth of their income every year! they were- particu- lar even to those small seeds of which they grew but a trifling quantity; but that they neglected the weightier matters of the Law —to do justice in their dealing's and to have mercy toward others. The Master did not object to their giving one-tenth of every- thing, but declared that these things they should do and not leave the more important things undone. It is not for u> 1u J''?S? ??' '?' of C 'It].; a -ii I to ?pply 1he Master'* words to them. UnH?' J-"n. Y.e have not ?he. power to rvad men'- hearts. :?-r iiio authority to pronounce them liypocril«*. A FORM OF OOUUNJiSS. Without judging pc-r-cnally. wo may all fear that much of the Christianity of our time is well described by the Apostle Paul. Speaking of r lie say; "Having a form of godliness, but denying its power"-• outwardly Christians, but in wa rdlv sceptics —covetous, extortion-Uo, unjust. Men arc not able to judge rightly of -ac'n matter-- to-day. Some w ill) at" '.oval and lov.s r. the Lord tire branded as hypocrites and deceivers; while others, disloyal, or merely whitd sepulchres, may be lauded to the skies as denominational idols or gener-cua benefactors of earthly 'systems. Some of the Pharisees, special* y edu- cated. talented and well-versed in the. teach- ings of the Law and the Prophets, were ;t.vlpt1 lawyer-—Doctors of tho Law. the equi valent of what to-day are termed D<-( tors of Divinity. Turning to these. Jesus upbraided them, (\ n saying Umt they placed j npou the common people grievous !?u' d ms. which they thenwlve- would not bc?'. He y\ (.:h(}t,¿r(l\> Id!j:(,1:L:' l !!cns<i?c?'L?w:'? wore d i -?n:r::?.?t?, the common people—setting before t ie pub- licans and sinners strn dar-is ef e::eo'Knee and r-?rf-pcti?U which th?y thcimeivcs would i!c';?unkof l"i! i\'¡;r'è1:v 1 ('[) Ap- par?nt?v the thought wa.- t hereby to im- press the common people with the sanctity cf th'(?'r?" Thc?'bui'd?d.-?'?tlt?TC" rOT ?-?Prcphp?of oid.i'<-?"t?? 'H't t??' fathers, whose spirit ?:-y had. were t'ae vcry onN< who killed thf.-?Prpphcis. WOE: WOE: While Jesus phophesied woes agains* t :;e Pharisees, we are not to think of him condemning them I intimating that this would be the nature or the "op that would come e.pon them. The woe to the Pharisees was that hey were :l';('i:t t () ;¡',s J;i:ri,t \t .{:¡'?iJ 't( I had promised to the Jewish nation, namely, Unt of chief association in Messiah'* King- don. (Gen. xii. to 1-rael primarily. Because oj their ;r.»y;-e- pa re d ness, it ?? taken f?n t!n''?. < '? i ven co ?m?th' Israel. Had enough oi' them been \1]{,ti:(' I ¡ ;2t' \1 1('{' Ii t (' ;¡I!; ;L' (??J fcee-ordained Eic?t. t h' Bride of Christ, the Kingdom offer would not have Ij goue to 1 Gentile*. t;I:,k.i\ ;:)tj..l:' i. tie ,'¡<),-l r:1\,p¡:l! for attaining join!-heir- hip .with Mes- siah but they recognised I")1 whet í1:/ were los i ng, as Jesu*. r?e.- vi: b >- d it. !Th: ex- press i on. W oe unfo y-u 1* tk-crcicue t:» rE':li'¡;'t'L;:(: t:1;1:\ t', i J: ,1;G :> ;:l Ihouohi is borne oar in tk-> s- n'- • '??? (l;L\ the groat time oe \\1:)ch came upon t lieu- at fae r f v.- i rueifixio-: and re-ch-e d its cr.mplet iu the total deslraetiou of the ir city and putity. As the Lord here declares, that awful I rouble was a settlement of Jehoveh's account with the Jewish nation free ail tlv righteous Mood which had been shed .d for which no expiation had been made. Bible students very generally believe that the great time of trouble which clesod the Jewish Age was an advance picture, or prophecy, of the still wider spread of "the time of troul)],e" which will close this Gospel Age and bring wee to many of the Pli-il. of our day. as well ;:s tribulation upon all- evil-doers, in councevion with the overthrow of present institutions, as a. prelude to the reigii of Glory for the blessing of earth.

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FOOTBALL NOTES. I [By "THE TYKE."] There were two Worcester League matches on Saturday, Stourport Swifts being at home to Norton Barracks and defeating them 5—1, while Evesham United received a visit from their Stoke namesakes and won 5—0. Stour- port Swifts are now level on points with Here- ford City, but have an inferior goal average. Ledbury Town look like having consider- able difficulty in getting their league games in owing to the frequency with which their matches are being postponed owing to cup- ties. On January 31 they should have gone to Evesham to meet the Wanderers, but the latter were engaged in a cup-tie. To- morrow (Saturday) they are due at Stourport, but again there will be no match, as the Swifts and St Clements are engaged in a cup-tie, while a week later they should go to Norton, but will themselves be playing Colwall in a cup-tie. After that date there are nine Saturdays, and they have ten league matches to play, so there will have to be a holiday match or a mid-week game played. On the Biddulph Arms ground on Satur- day last Ledbury Brotherhood entertained Whitchurch in the semi-final of the Hereford- shire Junior Cup. It was a very straggling sort of game and the home team ought to have won easily, but their shooting was execrable and they only won by a goal to nil. The Ledbury team was represented as follows — F Shinn E Harris, S Ellsniore; F ilabbit, G Hankins, EChadd R Evans, J Walker, W J Smith, J C Smith, W Smith. ♦ the-open i u-, of t l lll It could be seen at the'opening of thj game that the Brotherhood were the best sid e, though they did not show anything of their usual form. Frank Shinn had hardly anything to do in either half. Hankins and W Smith put in several shots but failed to score. A penalty was given and Wilf Smith skimmed the cross bar with his effort. Five minutes from half-time it began to rain heavily, making matters worse, but the players stuck it to the interval and came off with the scores at par. At the recommencement the Brotherhood i again pressed, but owing to the erratic shooting and the superb playing of the Whitchurch right-back they were unable to score. Another penalty was given and Hankins placed the ball in the goalkeeper's hands. From a touch in to the left Jim Smith scored the only goal of the match, a low long shot. There were exactly 30 corners given, 2U against Whitchurch and one against Ledbury, and not one was turned to account.

REVIEWS. "Tu HOUGH FOLLY'S MILL." by Alice and Claude Askew (Ward, Lock and Co, Ltd., London, Gs.)—This nov.l. published Febru- ary 4, should command attention from lovers of fiction, for the story is a strange oue and leads up to a remarkable ending. Squire Holt has a son, Liuncelot, whose mother died in his infancy, and the Squire has doubts as to his being father of the child, inasmuch as his wife, formerly Ladv Betty Farfex, admits on her deathbed that s he only married h;m out of pique, and really loved an Ar.! y captain, whose name was Launcelot. Squire Holt marries again, and his second wife bears him a son, Mark. The boyhood of Launcelot Holt can well be imagined iu view of his father's hatred of him, which he is at no pains to conceal, and Mrs Holt schemes to have her son Mark made the heir to tha Holt estates. As Launcelot grows up ha develops Socialistic tendencies, and leaves the parental roof for London, where be livet a wild life. Through it all a girl, Verotilet by name, believes in him, and loves him. Launcelot engages himself to the daughter of a Socialist, and there is a scene when Squire Holt suggests that if Launcelot will give up his birthright to his half-brotlw, Mark, he will consent to Launcelol' marriage. Launcelot refuses and leaves the house with the avowed intention of ofi>-ring his name to the first woman he rai'ets, be she even a gutter wench." And this bo actually does, only as things turn out Uo girl is a good girl, but down on her luck, and proves a true and faithful wife. Tho breach between Launcelot and his familv 'J I d. ¡ wi dens, only to be closed again as a result of the Squire being at last brought to lilq senses by a medical friend, and occ-fl re or a. John Holt asserts himself. Launcelot i sent for, and on his arrival miraculou.-lv saves his father from instant death, a re,ult of a riding accident. Both are falally in- jured, and it is a question which will die first--the father or the son. By the terms of the Squire's father's will shGull C: Squire die first the estates pass to Liunce", t and his son, but should Launcelot die first then the estates go to Mark. The story is worked up to a thrilling climax, and in the end the Squire's demise occurs hal f-an-hour before that of his son, and little John Holt becomes the owner of the estates. The novel should be widely read. MUXSK\"S MAGAZINE," — The February number of this mammoth sixpenny worth contains a lvug, complete novel, Tlx* Miracle Man," by Frank L Packard, a typical American story of wonderful interest. Them is a grip about it that commands one's attention and it is one of the t-itrongest novels we have read for some time. There is a number of special articles, including "The Poster Campaign against Alcohol" (temperance reformers should read tbi.-), "Our Fifteen Years' work in the Philippines," "Dry Cleaning the Drama," and many others, including Children in Priintings." The short stories are all exceptionally good, and the poems are by no means a siii-,it portion of the magazine. "M.\CKII:IIl's WEEKLY."—Yet another new penny weekly paper appeared on January 1M, illackirdy's Weekly," edited by Olive Christian Malvery (Mrs Archibald Mackirdy who has been so prominent iu tho mov^.ienr for putting an end to the While Slav.* Traflic. And a very readable, C/iniin»n- sc-use weekly it promises to be, judging by the first number. Those people who 1 k politics from a common-sense view HI read this paper, but anyone who is a blii ■: party back bad better leave it aloue, oi i; prepared for some nasty knocks. ONE ,]' ALL GARDENING." liMl. London: Agricultural and Horticuhu. i Association. Price twopence. —The nine- teenth issue of this popular Annual has bem duly made, and readers will find it as full of varied interest and useful information as its predecessors. In the opening article the Editor describes a remarkable flower mission, established in Paris by a kind-hearted poet, who has induced the rich and cultured t> contribute plants and flowers to the home. of the poor, until the annual ceremony has grown to a great procession of sixteen 1-irge carts, carrying 50,000 plants to the most destitute of Parisian quarters. S Leonard Bastin writes on British Callage Gardens James Scott describes, with the aid of many microscopical illustrations, How Seeds Grow Henry Vincent tells the interesting story of My Profitable Allotment; Gardens lud 1116 Workshop are dealj with by J B Crautrel" and Children's Flower Shows by Mrs Mabel Edwards-Webb. Letchworth Garden City is interestingly described by J P Young, and Herbert Mace tells about the making of a Queen Bee. There are many shorter articles by well-known writers. The booklet of 128 pages, in a neat cover, is a marvel of cheapness at twopence, and an ISSIIH oi 100,000 has been made, in confident expectation of the usual popular demand.